EZE Reciprocity fee entry OR exit fee (either or)?
 

So i am debating flying into GIG (from DFW), staying there for a few days, and then going overland to Iguazu, then overland to Buenos Aires. Then a flight back to DFW from EZE.

My question is, will i be hit with the infamous reciprocity fee at EZE if i am departing from there back to the USA, and not landing there?

No. Only payable upon arrival at EZE/AEP.

Rio to Buenos Aires is a loooong overland trip. You would also avoid the reciprocity fee if you crossed the land border into Argentina and then flew from IGR to AEP (being a domestic flight, you would not pass through immigration again upon arrival in Buenos Aires).

The departure tax of US$29 will automatically be included in the cost of your EZE-DFW ticket and is not payable at the airport anymore

That is a great point. I may consider IGR to AEP

FWIW, there is a sort-of internal immigration check when flying from outlying points in Argentina to BsAs, especially cities "near" land boundaries.

Definitely a police check of documents at SLA when flying to BsAs late 2009 but not from REL (not near anywhere interesting). I almost seem to remember such a check at IGR in 2003. However, I don't think they're looking for payment of reciprocal fees.

No fees for land entries.... my only doubt at this point is what happens with cruise ship pax that arrive at the Buenos Aires terminal... any reports on this...?

Which makes a mockery of the fee. It shouldn't matter how one arrives into the country.

No, but at some point, since it is a retaliatory fee, there wouldn't be much point to have every entry point manned for the handful of countries that are subject to the fee. They probably figure 1/2 the cruise pax are hit (those departing BUE) and the other 1/2 are hit by Chile. The other points would be nothing more than a jobs program (so I'm surprised it hasn't happened. Obras para todos, no?)

Lighten up Dude.... think of the costs involved in the new computerized booths that have to be built... :p

Hmmm... are you consulting for De Vido...??

I would do the job for nothing just to see their faces......I know all their dodges in order to avoid paying the fee. Just as they smugly set foot on Argentina soil at MDZ or when they come off the Uruguay ferry I would be waiting to charge them. :D ;)

And that would just to recoup the AR$5000 the government spent (unnecessarily) on processing your DNI! :D

ouch !!!!! :p

Don't remind me.

They spelt my middle name wrong and I was advised to get it corrected. So just before Christmas it was sent back.....I'm still waiting for its return. :mad:

Patience is a virtue...... :p

If you fly into Cordoba or Mendoza do you have to pay a reciprocity fee as you do in BA?

No (or at least, not yet). For now, it is only collected at the two airports in Buenos Aires - EZE and AEP

Thank you! Any suggestions you can offer on visiting the Mendoza region in May?

Various reports seem to confirm that this fee is payable only if you fly into EZE or AEP. All other points of entry are exempt at this point (4/11/11).

EZE/AEP
 

All, I have a group of 30 flying YYZ-JFK-SCL-CORdoba on Friday. They are then going to be flying COR-AEP, spending 4 days in BA and the EZE-SCL-JFK-YYZ.

We did the itinerary this way because we were all told that they only had to pay the fee at EZE. Then, they included AEP but said that it was only international arrivals at AEP.

the state department page says:
U.S. citizen tourist and business travelers arriving in Argentina at Ezeiza International Airport must pay an entry fee. Currently, the fee is only charged at Ezeiza and Jorge Newbery airports.
This doesn't make any sense, clearly.

I called the Argentine Embassy a month ago and was assured they do NOT have to pay the fee. Why is this so unclear?

HELP!

It is very clear. You are not arriving in Argentina @AEP, you are arriving @COR. You are traveling within Argentina @AEP.

It's clear that your group doesn't have to pay the fee, as noted above, since entry into Argentina is not at either of the two Buenos Aires airports but instead at Cordoba.

http://milepoint.com/forums/threads/...-dummies.8431/

This was posted by someone on another board and may be of help for some.

Are there any exit fees for Argentina?

And how about entry fees for Uruguay?

Was planning a trip for those two nations for November of this year. I found a great flight schedule for my dates flying into Buenos Aires and flying home from Montevideo... but then I read about this huge fee so I'm looking into other options to avoid paying it! :(

Yes, an international departure tax of US$29 is levied but is now included in the cost of the ticket so you don't have to pay it in cash at the airport

Where is entry fee actually paid?
 

To save time when arriving, I would like to go directly to the reciprocity fee collection area.
So where physically is the collection made?
Thanks

You can't miss it - people from countries that need to pay will have a special lane going to immigration.

Just make sure you passport has to pay the fee... if its US issue yes... if you are from a Schengen Nation, then no.

If you need to know if your Passport is Schengen "compliant".... please see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Agreement

BTW... for UK passport holders, even though its not a Schengen State, you do not have to pay the fee as the UK allows Visa free travel for Argentine Passport Holders.